Seed and plant protector



Jan. 8, 1935. w H, NAYLQR 1,987,125

SEED AND PLANT PROTECTOR Filed May 29. 1934 ATT'ORNEX Patented Jan. 8,1935 r 1,987,125

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE" SEED AND PLANT PROTECTOR Walter H. Naylor,San Jose, Calif. Application May 29, 1934, Scrialll'o. 728,104

' 1 Claim. (01. 47-31) It is the principal object of the presentinvenover a young plant and the bottom band 2 pressed 3 tion to providemeans 'for protecting freshly a little way into the soil. Being soplacedthe planted seeds and tender young plants from the device forms aperfect protection against the ravages of snails, slugs, cut-worms,birds etc. onslaught of cut-worms, slugs and other crawlers,

It is another object of the invention to probecause while they maysuccessfully negotiate the 5 vide means of the character indicated thatwill sides of the device even up to the edge 4, this be economical tomanufacture, that may be comupstanding barrier of wire ends effectuallyprepactly packed for shipment or storage, that may vents their enteringthe enclosure from the top be quickly and easily assembled to form aprotectthereof. Since the devices may be assembled so 10 ing enclosureof any desired size, and that will be that no passage can be efiectedbetween them,and 10 strong, durable, and highly efficient in its prac nopassage can be effected under the bottom tical application. band, itfollows that the young plan is perfectly Figure l is a perspectiveillustration showing shielded from marauding crawlers. several of thedevices embodying my invention Any suitable means may be employed forholdassembled for the protection of a row of seeds ing the device in adesired position, but as here- '15 or young plants. Figure 2 is asectional view on in disclosed a rod as 5 is mounted upon each end line2-2 of Figure 1. of the device, each rod extending beyond the Referringnow more particularly to the drawlower band 2 so that it may be thrustinto the soil. ing, I show at 1 a piece of wire screen cut to a It is tobe understood, of course that while I suitable size and having two metalbands as 2 have herein shown and described certain specific and 3mounted thereon in parallel relation to each embodiments of theinvention, changes in form, Other- In t present ca the d 2 is flconstruction, and method of assembly and appli- W t y be termed thebottom of the cation maybe made within the scope of the apvice, and theband 3 is spaced back a distance pended laim, I

from the top of the device as shown. These strips 1 1m l 25 0 ba y beSecured t0 the Screen in y Suit- A protector for plants and the likecomprising, able manner and the Purpose of the a wire screen elementhaving stiffening elements Closure y be considered as beingsolderedassociated therewith and extending in parallel retheretelationto one set of wires forming the screen,

The p of the device is finished y removing one stiffening elementforming the bottom edge 30 several of the wires parallelling the band 3,thereand engageame t the 11 and another tiffenby leaving an edgecomposed entirely of upstanding element being spaced from the top edge,said ing Wire ends screen having the wires parallel with the top stif-BY constructmg the devlce m the manner fening element and above the sameremoved. scribed it is sufficiently rigid so that it may be 35 assembledwith other similar devices and placed WALTER .H. NAYLOR.

